OUR MISSION Through the wisdom of lived experience Wilkes Recovery Revolution, Inc. is creating a community where recovery from addiction is possible through; Restoring Hope, Repairing Lives, and Rebuilding Community. OUR PHILOSOPHY Recovery from addiction and … [Read more...] about Wilkes Recovery Revolution
HIV/AIDS
Twin City Harm Reduction Collective
The Twin City Harm Reduction Collective seeks to improve the health and lives and advocate for the rights of people who use drugs in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and surrounding areas. EDUCATION In order to change the narrative on drugs and drug users, … [Read more...] about Twin City Harm Reduction Collective
The Steady Collective
Steady began in November 2015 as an "any positive change" support group. Steady founder, Conner Adams, facilitated those group meetings and with the help of friends delivered naloxone and needles throughout Western NC to folks who use drugs and their friends and family. In the … [Read more...] about The Steady Collective
Queen City Harm Reduction
Queen City Needle Exchange is a project started by Cat Nelson in 2016, the year North Carolina legalized SEP's (Syringe Exchange Programs) with the help and mentorship of the Urban Survivors Union and the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition. It started out of the trunk of … [Read more...] about Queen City Harm Reduction
Cabarrus Health Alliance
Cabarrus Health Alliance (formerly Cabarrus County Health Department) is a public health authority created by the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners effective July 1, 1997. Our Mission Achieving the Highest Level of Individual and Community Health through Collaborative … [Read more...] about Cabarrus Health Alliance
NC Survivors Union
rban Survivor’s Union is a national drug user union located here in the United States. At this time we are the ONLY national drug user union. User Union’s are much like other unions our goals are to represent the interests of people who have been directly impacted by substance … [Read more...] about NC Survivors Union
GCSTOP
The Guilford County Solution to the Opioid Problem (GCSTOP) serves residents of Guilford County. The program was initiated with funding from the State General Assembly to Guilford County’s Emergency Services for the purpose of addressing the County’s increasing incidence of … [Read more...] about GCSTOP
RAIN
RAIN’s empowers persons living with HIV and those at risk to be healthy and stigma-free. RAIN envisions ending HIV in our community. RAIN offers Medical Case Management, Empowering Positive Youth, Early Intervention Services, Health Insurance Assistance, HIV/STI … [Read more...] about RAIN
Crape Myrtle Festival
Description: Crape Myrtle Festival’s mission is to encourage and promote the development of services for persons living with HIV; additionally, to raise money to provide financial assistance, outreach and education to realized needs within the local LGBTQ+ community, to encourage … [Read more...] about Crape Myrtle Festival
Pride in the Pews
Pride in the Pews is a grassroots nationwide campaign aimed at celebrating stories of resilient queer faith in the Black Church. … [Read more...] about Pride in the Pews
Hope Remains
Hope Remains has been designed by Christian people who have a sincere desire to cut through the prejudice and misinformation concerning God's gift of sexuality. For too many years, people whose sexual orientation was other than heterosexual, and transgender individuals, have … [Read more...] about Hope Remains
Many Voices
As a Black church movement for gay and transgender justice, we envision a community that embraces the diversity of the human family and ensures that all are treated with love, compassion, and justice. Black gay and transgender people are too often case studies in discrimination, … [Read more...] about Many Voices
The Black Church and HIV
The Black Church and HIV is a collaboration between Gilead Sciences and the NAACP. It provides resources for churches to talk about HIV. … [Read more...] about The Black Church and HIV
NORTH CAROLINA INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE
History of the NCIOM The NCIOM was chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1983 to serve as a non-political, independent source of analysis and advice on major health issues facing the state. Throughout its history, the NCIOM has been the leading source of … [Read more...] about NORTH CAROLINA INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE
Southern AIDS Coalition (SAC)
Mission: The mission of the Southern AIDS Coalition (SAC) is to end the HIV and STI epidemics in the South by promoting accessible and high-quality systems of [HIV and STI] prevention, treatment, care, housing, and essential support services. Southern Vision: We envision a … [Read more...] about Southern AIDS Coalition (SAC)
Circle of Friends Task Force
Providing education, training, support, and advocacy to ending the HIV epidemic in eastern North Carolina by assisting people of color living with HIV to achieve positive health outcomes, promote the greater involvement of people living with HIV in HIV funding, mentor and support … [Read more...] about Circle of Friends Task Force
NC AIDS Action Network
Our Mission The North Carolina AIDS Action Network improves the lives of people living with HIV & AIDS and affected communities through outreach and public education, policy advocacy, and community-building to increase visibility and mutual support of people living with HIV … [Read more...] about NC AIDS Action Network
Healthy Sexual
Healthy Sexual is a website that connects people to LGBTQ-friendly doctors, testing locations, and supplies. It also provides a list of questions to ask your provider about HIV prevention and healthier sex options. … [Read more...] about Healthy Sexual
Undetectable = Untransmittable
Prevention Access Campaign is a health equity initiative to end the dual epidemics of HIV and HIV-related stigma by empowering people with and vulnerable to HIV with accurate and meaningful information about their social, sexual, and reproductive health. Prevention … [Read more...] about Undetectable = Untransmittable
HIV.Gov
HIV.gov provides resources, information, and connects people local resources around HIV. Objectives To expand the visibility of timely and relevant Federal HIV policies, programs, and resources to the American public. To assess starting or increasing the use of new … [Read more...] about HIV.Gov
NATIONAL FAITH HIV/AIDS AWARENESS DAY FAITH LEADER TOOLKIT
National Faith and HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is on August 29th. This tool kit is a great resource for Faith Leaders to engage around the topic of HIV. Faith plays a major role in the lives of many Americans. Many find faith to be a connection to a spiritual being, deity, or creator. … [Read more...] about NATIONAL FAITH HIV/AIDS AWARENESS DAY FAITH LEADER TOOLKIT
Olive Branch Ministry
Description: Olive Branch Ministry was founded by Karen Lowe and Michelle Mathis as a way to bring faith-based harm reduction to the Foothills area of NC. Our desire is to extend hope and extend life through nonjudgemental interactions with those we are called to serve. Olive … [Read more...] about Olive Branch Ministry